At the top of the distant mountain, the last touch of sunset finally disappeared into the sky.

At dusk, the sky gradually darkened, the gloomy twilight shrouded the earth, and the cold dew of the night became more and more cool and solemn. A gust of mountain wind blew, startling a few homing crows, which flew through the trees in the night with a mournful cry.

On the mountain road in the distance, a figure appeared, from far to near, slowly walking towards the thatched house. He was a slender man, with a white turban in his hair, a blue robe, a three-foot sword on his back, and two pheasants and a rabbit in his hands. By this time, the night had completely shrouded, and he could barely see the path ahead, and he gradually quickened his pace, getting closer and closer to this side. This is none other than Liu Ruyan, the closed disciple of Nanshan monk Chu Yunfei———

It turned out that Liu Ruyan took advantage of the time when the master and the uncle were reminiscing, and came to the back mountain alone to practice, and when he was practicing hard, he suddenly saw a group of pheasants flying over from a distance, fluttering their wings and falling into the bushes. He couldn't help but be overjoyed, and thought, "yes, there are so many pheasants, why don't I catch a few and go back to honor my master and uncle, who have come from afar, and they will inevitably have a drink tonight!" This pheasant tastes so good that it is a great dish to be used as a snack. After thinking about it, he quietly stepped forward, hid behind a thick pine and cypress not far away, squatted down, and carefully poked his head out to observe the movement of the pheasant that fell in the grass.

He carefully identified the exact direction of the pheasant's fall, and just saw a few pheasants jumping and appearing, he seized the opportunity and was about to fly up and pounce on the grass. Unexpectedly, at this moment, a huge mountain mouse appeared on the side of the road, jumped into the grass at once, and instantly startled the group of pheasants to flutter their wings. Seeing this, Liu Ruyan was suddenly annoyed in his heart, at this moment, he couldn't think about it, and then he turned over and jumped up, the long sword came out of the sheath, and came out of his hand, and in an instant, the long sword was like a match, and a dazzling white light flew to the pheasant fluttering in the air. The sword flashed, and only the pheasant could be heard hissing, and the gray-brown feathers fell like snowflakes, and two pheasants were pierced by the flying sword and nailed to the trunk of a tree. The rest were frightened and fled in all directions.

Liu Ruyan looked up and smiled proudly, and quickly stepped forward to take down the sword. He couldn't help but feel happy and excited, so he carried the pheasant and went straight to the thatched house. As soon as he came to a turning point, he suddenly saw a hare among the grass beside a rock, squatting motionless there to nibble on the grass. Seeing this, Liu Ruyan couldn't help but stop, thinking: There is really a lot of game in this mountain, I just caught two pheasants, and I actually met a hare, it seems that this is a reward from God. Why don't I take it with me? I can have a good meal tonight, thinking about it, and unconsciously happy.

He carried the prey and happily returned to the thatched house. At this time, it was already dark, the candles were lit in the thatched house, and the master and the master were still talking happily at night. When the conversation was rising, the two suddenly laughed again, Liu Ruyan pushed the door into the house, and said to the master excitedly: "Master and uncle, the disciple just caught a pheasant and a hare in the back mountain, cook a few good dishes for the master and uncle tonight." When Nanshan Jushi and Lei Zhentian looked at it, they all nodded happily. Nanshan Jushi said with a smile: "Yes, yes, just cook a few more dishes for your Uncle Lei." ”

Liu Ruyan carried the game into the kitchen and was busy making a fire.

I could only hear the sound of crackling pots and pans in the kitchen, and a wisp of vegetable fragrance wafted in the whole room.

The Nanshan monk beckoned and invited Lei Zhentian to sit down, and he instructed Liu Ruyan: "Yan'er, quickly bring the daughter Hong, which has been treasured by the teacher for many years, and I will definitely have a few drinks with your uncle tonight!"

Lei Zhentian answered: "Brother Chu, you and my brother haven't seen each other for ten years, tonight I will sacrifice my life to accompany the gentleman, and drink him drunk before resting!"

Liu Ruyan saw that the two were in high mood after a long absence, and there were endless parting feelings, he couldn't help but feel the deep friendship between the master and the uncle, and he was also overjoyed, and took a jar of mud-sealed aged daughter red from the backyard, patted it with his hand, the mud fell off, and poured a full wine glass for the master and the uncle. He then sat down generously, poured himself a full glass, raised his glass and said, "Master, uncle, disciple respects the second elder!"

Chu Yunfei and Lei Zhentian also raised their wine glasses, and the three of them raised their heads and drank down. The three of you respect me, push the cup and change the lamp, the atmosphere is not warm!

Chu Yunfei is not addicted to alcohol, he is not strong enough to drink, a few glasses of wine in his stomach, he is already blushing and his neck is thick, he suddenly knocked on the wine glass with chopsticks, and sang loudly: "Mo Dao does not meet, meeting makes people drunk, and everyone is drunk if he is not drunk, life has such a good period, even if he is drunk thousands of times, what does it matter?" The singing voice was high, straight through the night sky, at this moment, this situation and this scene, it sounded like a wisp of sadness and melancholy. He sang and sang as if he were about to get drunk, and with a little sadness, his voice was hoarse, and the tune was so chaotic that he could hardly hear what he was singing!

Lei Zhentian and Liu Ruyan listened, only to feel that the blood in their chests was surging, and they also became sentimental with the song for a while, and they said some sad words. Yes, in life, everyone will have some sadness and pain in their hearts that are difficult to tell others. And these unsatisfactory things seem to be only really revealed after drinking. Whether you are happy or sad in life, you need to face it calmly, and who can say the bitterness and joy of life?

Chu Yunfei finished singing, raised his wine glass again, and said leisurely: "Come on, Brother Lei, smoke, don't stop the glass, fill it again, drink, drink, drink to your heart's content!" In such a feast, the atmosphere changed from bright to depressing, and in this wilderness, there was an indescribable desolation and desolation!

The night was late, the cold dew outside the window was heavier, and the three of them drank one cup after another, as if they were all drunk, and the wine glasses on the table were dumped, and it was a mess. Before I knew it, it was the third watch, and the three of them were drunk at the table, unconscious, as if they were asleep......

The next day, it was bright outside the window. The earth, which had been silent all night, awoke again, the birds in the woods jumped and chirped, and a fiery red sun climbed to the top of the distant mountain! In the early morning, under the light of the gentle sun, everything was renewed! Everything seemed to be so beautiful and moving again!

Liu Ruyan woke up in a daze amid the sound of birds, rubbed his sleepy eyes, stretched his waist, raised his head and found a mess, he suddenly understood that everyone was drunk last night, so he lay down at the table and slept all night. Thinking back to the scene last night, he only thought it was very funny, and he could hardly help laughing out loud when he saw the master and his uncle drunk under the table!

He hurriedly helped the master and uncle up, and was about to put them to bed to sleep, but they all woke up.

The Nanshan monk slowly opened his eyes, as if he still had some alcohol, and asked in a trance: "What time is the clock at this time?" He looked at Liu Ruyan in a daze, struggled to sit up, and Liu Ruyan hurriedly stepped forward to help.

"Master, it's seven o'clock in the morning, and you see, it's all getting light. Looking at the master's embarrassed appearance, he couldn't help but secretly laugh. At this moment, Lei Zhentian also woke up, turned over and sat up, opened his eyes and saw the inexplicable scene in front of him, suddenly felt embarrassed, and hurriedly said: "Alas, did we sleep here last night?"

The three of them recalled the joyful scene of drinking last night, and they couldn't help but express some emotion.

Liu Ruyan finished packing up the remnants of the land with all hands and feet, and said to the Nanshan monk: "Master, it will be your old 60th birthday in a few days, and the apprentice thinks that he will leave for Hongqinju to pick up the flower girl today, right?"

Chu Yunfei washed up, turned to Liu Ruyan and said: "It's okay, you can quickly go to Hongqinju, and by the way, I will greet you Uncle Xu for the teacher, and invite his family to come together!" Liu Ruyan nodded yes, said goodbye to the master and uncle, then turned around and went to the backyard to take out a horse, jumped on the saddle and jumped on the horse, the horse raised its head and neighed, Liu Ruyan snorted softly, whipped the horse, and went away, and the two old men watched a horse disappear into the depths of the mountain road.

Chu Yunfei turned his head and smiled at Lei Zhentian and said, "Brother Lei, you and my brother are rare to see, you must also stay in the humble house for a longer time, when my birthday comes, a few old friends will also come, just so everyone gathers together!"

Lei Zhentian stroked his beard and said, "Brother Chu is gracious, and it is inconvenient for the younger brother to refuse," he pondered a little, and said with a sneer, "Don't hide it from Brother Chu, I happened to pass by here on my way to Shudi Jianmen Pass on this trip, and I didn't want to meet Brother Chu here, it was really providential for you and me to meet!"

Chu Yunfei frowned and said, "Yes, when I said goodbye, I didn't know when I would be able to meet Brother Lei, but I didn't want to meet Brother Lei by chance in the back mountain, isn't this providential?" As he spoke, the two old friends laughed at each other.

Chu Yunfei asked, "I don't know what Brother Lei is doing when he goes to Shudi?"

Lei Zhentian's eyes flickered, and he muttered: "It's not a secret, I traveled thousands of miles to find an enemy, and I once heard that he was hiding in the Shudi Sword Gate, and while he could still move around now, he decided to go to find it." His eyes suddenly flowed, looking up at the sky, and there was a hint of pain in his eyes: "It's been more than 20 years, and this grievance should be settled! Sister Ying, if you have a spirit in the sky, you will definitely bless me to find this thief, and when I slaughter his dog's head and sacrifice you at the grave, I will comfort your heroic spirit under the Nine Springs!"

When Chu Yunfei heard this, he couldn't help but be shocked in his heart, and asked inexplicably: "Oh, it turned out to be to seek revenge," he paused and continued, "But I don't know what kind of grudge it is?

Lei Zhentian's pain was even worse, and he gritted his teeth and hated: "One day twenty years ago, my cousin was breeding silkworms at home, and on the way home from picking mulberry leaves, he met a man about thirty years old who asked her about the path. As he spoke, he sighed and continued: "Then my cousin took him home, and the two of us spent some time together. One day, while my cousin's family was out of the province, he sneaked into my uncle's study, and wantonly groped around, trying to steal my uncle's family heirloom, ——— the Jade Dragon Ball, but at this moment, my cousin suddenly returned home, and was immediately hit by my cousin, and my cousin found out that he was stealing the family heirloom, so he angrily questioned and asked him back, he saw that the matter was revealed, so he showed his murder, so he took advantage of my cousin's unpreparedness, brutally killed her with a dagger, and then quickly absconded!"

At this point, he was choked with pain and grief, and a terrible look of determination flashed in his eyes.

When Chu Yunfei heard this, he couldn't help but be filled with righteous indignation, and slammed his palm on the trunk of a tree, and the leaves were shocked and fell, and he immediately showed the same hatred for the enemy, and gritted his teeth with hatred. expressed regret and sympathy for the tragic experience of his deceased cousin.

Chu Yunfei said sharply: "Your cousin is not deeply involved in the world, and it is really sad and lamentable! I didn't expect this person to be such a chicken and a dog thief, a great traitor!"

Lei Zhentian's cloudy eyes revealed deep hatred, and he said resolutely: "I have been nurtured and loved by my uncle and aunt since I was a child, and I grew up with my cousin with deep affection.

There are always so many loves, hatreds, and hatreds in the rivers and lakes, and in this world of happiness and hatred, countless joys and sorrows are staged every day!